Powdered milk vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between powdered milk and milk

Milk contains less vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, protein, fats, vitamin B5, and potassium than powdered milk.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for powdered milk is 116% higher.
Milk has 28 times less fats than powdered milk. Powdered milk has 26.71g of fats, while milk has 0.97g.
Milk is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Powdered milk

Milk

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+672.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+629.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+786.7%
Contains more IronIron	+1466.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+700%
Contains more ZincZinc	+695.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+716.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+393.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-88.1%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Powdered milk

Milk

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+344.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+5700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1315%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+551.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+594.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+529.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+716.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+591.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+640%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+140%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.25µg	0.47µg	116%
Phosphorus	776mg	95mg	97%
Calcium	912mg	125mg	79%
Vitamin B2	1.205mg	0.185mg	78%
Saturated fat	16.742g	0.633g	73%
Protein	26.32g	3.37g	46%
Fats	26.71g	0.97g	40%
Vitamin B5	2.271mg	0.361mg	38%
Potassium	1330mg	150mg	35%
Cholesterol	97mg	5mg	31%
Zinc	3.34mg	0.42mg	27%
Selenium	16.3µg	3.3µg	24%
Calories	496kcal	42kcal	23%
Vitamin A	258µg	58µg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.283mg	0.02mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.302mg	0.037mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	7.924g	0.277g	19%
Magnesium	85mg	11mg	18%
Choline	117.4mg	17.7mg	18%
Sodium	371mg	44mg	14%
Carbs	38.42g	4.99g	11%
Vitamin C	8.6mg	0mg	10%
Copper	0.08mg	0.01mg	8%
Folate	37µg	5µg	8%
Iron	0.47mg	0.03mg	6%
Vitamin D*	20 IU	48 IU	4%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	1.2µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.01mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.665g	0.035g	4%
Vitamin B3	0.646mg	0.093mg	3%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.003mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	0.1µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	188kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	20g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	38.42g	4.99g	N/A
Sugar	38.42g	5.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.371mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.592mg	0.174mg	0%
Leucine	2.578mg	0.319mg	0%
Lysine	2.087mg	0.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.66mg	0.088mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.271mg	0.174mg	0%
Valine	1.762mg	0.22mg	0%
Histidine	0.714mg	0.101mg	0%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.004g	0%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.027g	0%